JGPC attorneys and paralegals have helped clients form hundreds of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Family Limited Liability Companies (FLLCs).

Before the formation of a Limited Liability Company, we assist our clients with pre-formation planning, business plan review, tax planning, choice of entity analysis, intellectual property protection, entity formation, creation of a capital structure, equipment financing and leasing, raising capital, federal and state securities compliance, executive compensation structuring, buy-sell agreements, member agreements and service and purchase contracts.

We provide services covering all areas of LLC planning and formation, including:

Formation of LLCs and FLLCs

Limited Liability Company and Family Limited Liability Company Formation services include:

  • Review & analysis of business plans
  • Review & analysis of financial models
  • Introduction to sources of funding
  • Introduction to service providers
  • Franchise circular review and analysis in franchise law situations
  • Assisting the client with compliance with federal and state security laws
  • Assisting with private offering memorandum & subscription agreements
  • Helping the client preserve Reg D and other private offering exemptions
Pre-Formation Intellectual Property Protection

Pre-formation intellectual property protection services include:

  • Use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
  • Trademark, trade name & copyright protection
  • Pre-formation IP assignment & protection
  • Patent & other IP licensing arrangements
  • Post-formation trade secret and IP protection
  • Dealing with non-compete and trade secret protection issues
  • Assignment and protection of intellectual property
Limited Liability Company and Family Limited Liability Company Services

Limited Liability Company and Family Limited Liability Company services include:

  • Determining the appropriate state of formation of the LLC
  • Assisting in the choice of the LLC name and reservation of the name
  • Creation of articles of organization structured to fit the business plan
  • Hand delivery filing of properly drafted articles of organization
  • Obtaining EIN and state identification numbers if appropriate
  • Filing state forms as required, including securities forms
  • Creation of an appropriately structured operating agreement & organizational documents
  • Tax analysis to determine the best choice of tax status
  • Filing of documents to obtain “disregarded” or “S” status when chosen
  • Evaluating choices for capitalizing the company
  • Determining appropriate debt and equity options and ratios
  • Creating complex membership security structures when appropriate
  • Creating multiple classes of membership interests, warrants, options and convertible debt instruments where required
  • Drafting employment and independent contractor agreements when required
  • Drafting right of first refusal agreements when required
  • Drafting founder, manager and membership provisions and protections
  • Drafting intellectual property protection agreements when required
  • Issuing founders membership interests with appropriate restrictions & disclosures
  • Providing assistance and documents for opening bank accounts
  • Transfer of business assets to the LLC when transferring an existing business to an LLC
Post-Formation of LLCs and FLLCs

Post-formation services include:

  • Assisting with angel financing, strategic investment & venture capital financing
  • Drafting Equipment financing and joint development arrangements
  • Assisting with joint venture and strategic partner structuring
  • Drafting documents to provide “sweat equity membership interests” or restricted membership interest agreements for service providers
  • Drafting LLC buy-sell and related agreements
  • Creating executive compensation plans
  • Creating equity participation documents and plans
  • Drafting employment agreements & employee handbooks
  • Analysis of employee & independent contractor issues
  • Creating restricted membership interests, membership interest options and other equity plans
  • Assistance in qualifying the LLC in a sister state when required
  • Post-formation trade secret and IP protection
Maintenance and Compliance

Limited Liability Company and Family Limited Liability Company maintenance and compliance services include:

  • Calendaring and providing reminders to the client for annual members & manager meetings or actions by written consent
  • Providing the client with assistance in complying with the state LLC filing requirements
  • Drafting annual or special meeting minutes or actions by written consent for members and managers when appropriate
  • Providing assistance in the preparation and filing of statements of information and other filings


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